Rural Life
In this instalment of Agriland Media's series, Farm Safe, Farm Well, we hear from a farmer who survived a bull attack.
Dairy
The final few weeks of the breeding season have arrived and farmers need to decide on the best time time to 'pull the bull' to strike...
Emergency services were deployed yesterday (Sunday May 11) after reports came in about a bull becoming stuck in a bog.
Beef
A student from the MSc in Animal Science at University College Dublin (UCD) has scooped the...
During what was a "complex incident", Cork City Fire Brigade rescued a bull from an overturned trailer on a roundabout outside the city.
A man in Co. Kerry was taken to a hospital following an incident involving a bull on a farm in the north of the county.
This week's factory quotes see some beef processors move to reduce their price offering for cattle with some level of pressure on beef price.
A case brought by the Veterinary Council of Ireland against a woman who provided a bull semen analysis service has been dismissed in court.
This week's factory quotes have strengthened a notch at some sites and held at others, as price quotes are now up by 60c/kg...
There is positive news to report in this week's factory quotes for beef cattle as prime cattle quotes have increased by as much as 10c/kg....
This week's factory quotes see cattle price move up at most factories as demand for beef is on the rise in the lead up to Christmas.
Securing sufficient supplies of suitable prime cattle with suitable weights and fat scores remains challenging.
A Nebraska man and his bull travelling together in a car were pulled over by police for traffic violations and were given a warning.
In October 2018, David Callan lay picturing his own funeral after a bull attack on his farm in Drumconrath, Co. Meath.
Two farmers chased by bulls on separate occasions this week have issued warnings on safety, saying "even a quiet bull isn't quiet"
The HSA has confirmed that it has launched an investigation following the tragic death of a farmer in Co. Cork over the past few days.
The family of a young farmer who died from multiple blood clots on his lungs after a bull attack believe a CT scan would have likely “averted the tragedy of his death” an inquest has heard
Dairy Technical
All good things must come to an end, so it is now time to pull the bull and end the breeding season on your farm for 2022.
The insurance company FBD is not providing policies of fertility insurance for bulls that are purchased by non-EU customers.
Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak over the weekend
At this stage of the season, on many dairy and suckler farms, the number of stock bulls out and about on farms is high.
As the breeding season draws to a close, the number of bulls out and about on farms has suddenly increased.
A man in his 50s has passed away following injuries he sustained after being struck by a bull in Co. Offaly earlier this week.
